| vertebrocostal | Synonym: costovertebral. Synonym: vertebrochondral. Origin: vertebro-+ L. Costa, rib (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vertebrocostal trigone | A triangular area in the diaphragm near the lateral arcuate ligament that is devoid of muscle fibres; it is covered by pleura superiorly and by peritoneum inferiorly. Synonym: Bochdalek's gap, trigonum lumbocostale. (05 Mar 2000) |